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3 Country-by-Country Reporting Handbook on Effective Implementation September 2017
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5 PREFACE 3 Preface Next year will be the first time that tax authorities around the world will receive information on large MNE groups with operations in their country, breaking down a group's revenue, profits, tax and other attributes by tax jurisdiction. This information has never previously been available to tax authorities and represents a great opportunity for tax authorities to understand the structure of a group's business in a way that has not been possible before. Country-by-Country Reporting (CbC Reporting) is one of the four minimum standards of the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project to which over 100 countries have committed, covering the tax residence jurisdictions of nearly all large MNE groups. And the pace of implementation of CbC Reporting is impressive. As of today, more than 55 jurisdictions have already implemented an obligation for relevant MNEs to file CbC Reports. Jurisdictions have also moved quickly to ensure that CbCRs can be exchanged between tax administrations. To date, 65 jurisdictions have signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement and some jurisdictions have entered into bilateral Competent Authority Agreements to operationalise the exchange of CbCRs with specific jurisdictions. With nine months to go until the first CbC Reports are exchanged, over exchange relationships between pairs of jurisdictions have already been created. The onus is now put on tax authorities to develop and implement solutions for the collection and handling of CbC Reports and to make effective and appropriate use of the information they contain. The Canada Revenue Agency, in the context of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration, has sponsored work on two new handbooks, to support countries in the effective implementation of CbC Reporting and on the use of the information contained in CbC Reports for the purposes of tax risk assessment. The Country-by-Country Reporting: Handbook on Effective Implementation is a practical guide to the key elements that countries need to keep in mind when introducing CbC Reporting, including technical issues related to the filing, exchange and use of CbC Reports, as well as practical matters that tax authorities will need to deal with. Following implementation of CbC Reporting, a tax authority will then need to start using the information they receive, either from a group directly or from a foreign tax authority. The Country-by-Country Reporting: Handbook on Effective Tax Risk Assessment explores how this can be done, taking into account the different approaches to tax risk assessment applied in different countries, the types of tax risk indicator that may be identified using information contained in CbC Reports, and the challenges that may be faced by tax authorities and that they need to be aware of. It shows that CbC Reports can be a very important tool for the detection and identification of transfer pricing risk and other BEPS-related risk in the hands of a tax administration, used alongside other information that it holds and as a basis for further enquiries, but also raises cautions about
6 4 PREFACE the risk that simplistic and misleading conclusions may be drawn if CbC Reports are used in isolation. These two handbooks will provide valuable support to countries introducing CbC Reporting and using the information they receive, but we do not see these handbooks as permanent, static tools. As time passes, tax authorities will gain in experience in collecting, handling and using CbC Reports and each of the handbooks will be updated periodically, to ensure that tax authorities in all countries can benefit from this experience. Bob Hamilton Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency
7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Table of contents Abbreviations and acronyms... 7 Chapter 1 Introduction and background... 9 A high level overview of CbC Reporting... 9 The Country-by-Country Reporting: Handbook on Effective Implementation Chapter 2 The filing and use of CbC Reports Required elements for the filing and use of CbC Reports The definition of an MNE group, and which groups are subject to CbC Reporting The definition of a reporting entity The definition of a reporting fiscal year The determination of the first reporting fiscal year The format and content of a CbC Report The timing for filing CbC Reports The appropriate use of CbC Reports The confidentiality of CbC Reports Optional elements for the filing of CbC Reports Surrogate entity filing Local filing Notification requirements Chapter 3 The exchange of CbC Reports The CbC multilateral CAA Essential elements of the CAAs A commitment to exchange CbC Reports The timing of exchange The use of a common XML schema The manner of transmission Notification of non-compliance by a reporting entity A domestic obligation for the filing of CbC Reports Confidentiality and appropriate use Notification of non-compliance with the conditions of confidentiality and appropriate use Consultations between competent authorities Suspension of exchange of CbC Reports Coming-into-effect Termination The importance of ensuring international agreements are in effect when CbC Reporting commences.. 29 Chapter 4 Operational aspects of CbC Reporting The filing of CbC Reports Identifying entities required to file CbC Reports... 31
8 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Receiving CbC Reports filed by resident entities Checking the completeness of CbC Reports and preparing them for exchange Imposing sanctions for non-compliance The exchange of CbC Reports The common transmission system Chapter 5 Guidance, stakeholder engagement and training Developing a strategy for stakeholder engagement Technical guidance Engagement and feedback Public engagement Developing a training programme Types of training Timing of training Centralisation of training responsibilities Specific employee groups Annex Country-by-Country Reporting: Guidance on the Appropriate Use of Information Contained in Country-by-Country Reports Introduction and background The meaning of "appropriate use" The meaning of "BEPS-related risk" Consequences of non-compliance with the appropriate use condition Appropriate use as a condition to receiving and using CbC Reports A commitment by competent authorities to disclose breaches of appropriate use A commitment by competent authorities to promptly concede inappropriate adjustments in competent authority proceedings The ability of competent authorities to temporarily suspend exchange of CbC Reports following consultation in cases of non-compliance Risk of an incorrect tax assessment Approaches to ensure the appropriate use of CbCR information Do the multilateral and/or bilateral competent authority agreements concerning CbC Reporting signed by your jurisdiction include the appropriate use of information contained in CbC Reports, as a condition of obtaining and using CbC Reports? Does your tax authority have a clear written policy in place governing the use of CbC Reports, including guidance on appropriate use? Is this policy effectively communicated to all staff likely to have access to CbC Reports in the course of their work? Is the use of CbC Reports controlled or monitored to ensure appropriate use? Is guidance or training provided to appropriate tax authority staff in your jurisdiction that clearly sets out their commitments? Are there measures in place to ensure controls are reviewed and updated as required, and the outcomes of these reviews documented? Are any other measures applied to ensure appropriate use of CbC Reports?... 59
9 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 7 Abbreviations and acronyms BEPS CAA CbC CbCR CCN CTS DTC EU MCAA MNE OECD TIEA UPE XML Base erosion and profit shifting Competent authority agreement Country-by-Country Country-by-Country Reporting Common Communications Network Common Transmission System Double tax convention European Union Multilateral competent authority agreement Multinational enterprise Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Tax information exchange agreement Ultimate parent entity Extensible Markup Language
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11 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 9 Chapter 1 Introduction and background 1. The Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by Country Reporting, Action Final Report (Action 13 Report, OECD 2015) introduced a standardised threetiered approach to transfer pricing documentation for multinational enterprises (MNEs) consisting of a master file, a local file, and an obligation on certain MNE groups to annually file a Country-by-Country Report (CbC Report). A group's CbC Report contains information on the group's global activities and financial attributes by tax jurisdiction, presented in a consistent format. 2. As one of the four minimum standards under the BEPS Action Plan, jurisdictions implementing Country-by-Country reporting (CbC Reporting) will be subject to peer review by all members of the Inclusive Framework. This peer review will be phased in over a three-year period, beginning in 2017 with a review focusing in particular on the legal and administrative framework for CbC Reporting. A high level overview of CbC Reporting 3. In general, the ultimate parent entity (UPE) of an MNE group should prepare a CbC Report for each fiscal year of the group commencing on or after 1 January 2016 and file the report within 12 months of the end of the fiscal year with the tax authority in the jurisdiction where it is tax resident. An exception from this general rule applies where the MNE group had total consolidated revenues of less than EUR 750 million in the immediately preceding fiscal period (or the near equivalent in a jurisdiction's domestic currency as of January 2015). It is expected that this threshold should exclude between 85% and 90% of MNE groups from the scope of CbC Reporting. 4. The CbC Report filed by an MNE group includes three tables which contain information on the global activities and financial characteristics of the group. Table 1 sets out the global allocation by tax jurisdiction of an MNE group's third party revenues, related party revenues, profit before tax, tax paid, tax accrued, stated capital, accumulated earnings, number of employees, and tangible assets. Table 2 lists all constituent entities of the MNE group by tax jurisdiction, together with their main business activities. Table 3 allows for the provision of additional information by the MNE group in the form of free text to facilitate the understanding of the information contained in Tables 1 and A model template (CbC Template) for each of these tables has been incorporated into Chapter V of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines (OECD, 2017a), which also includes general instructions concerning the definition of key terms used in the template,
12 10 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND the period covered by the template, the sources of data used for completing the template, and specific instructions for the completion of Tables 1 and 2. The CbC Template and instructions should also be read in light of subsequent interpretive guidance provided by the OECD A CbC Report filed by the UPE of an MNE group with the tax authority in its residence jurisdiction must be exchanged with the tax authorities in other jurisdictions where a member of the MNE group is either a resident for tax purposes or is subject to tax with respect to a business carried on through a permanent establishment, subject to conditions governing the confidentiality, consistency and the appropriate use of the information contained in the CbC Report. The exchange of CbC Reports is carried out under the terms of an international agreement which permits automatic exchange of information 2 and a competent authority agreement (CAA) which sets out the operational details of the exchange. In the first year of CbC Reporting, the exchange should take place within 18 months of the end of the group's reporting fiscal year. In subsequent years the deadline is shortened to 15 months after the end of a group's reporting fiscal year. This is shown in the diagram below, which assumes CbC Reporting commences for reporting fiscal years beginning on 1 January 2016, and an MNE group with a calendar fiscal year m 3m 1/1/ /12// /12/ /12/2018 Start of first fiscal year for CbC Reporting (assuming fiscal year = calendar year) End of first fiscal year for CbC Reporting Deadline for filing 2016 CbC Report Deadline for filing 2017 CbC Report (12m after end of fiscal year) 30/6/ /3/2019 Deadline for exchanging 2016 CbC Report (18 months after end of fiscal year first year only) Deadline for exchanging 2017 CbC Report (15m after end of fiscal year subsequent years) 7. It is intended that an MNE group should only be required to file a CbC Report once for each reporting fiscal year, in the jurisdiction of its UPE. However, there may be cases where a constituent entity (i.e. an entity within the MNE group) that is not the UPE may be required to file the CbC Report directly with its local tax authority (local filing) but only if one or more of the following conditions have been met: 1 The Guidance (Guidance on the Implementation of Country-by-Country Reporting, OECD, 2017b), which is updated periodically, is available on the OECD website at: 2 As described in Chapter 3 of this handbook, an international agreement which permits automatic exchange of information may be one of the following: the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (OECD, 2011); a bilateral tax convention which includes an exchange of information article based on Article 26 of the OECD Model Convention; or a tax information exchange agreement which permits the automatic exchange of information.
13 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 11 there is no obligation on the UPE to file a CbC Report in its residence jurisdiction there is an international agreement permitting the automatic exchange of information between the jurisdictions of the UPE and the constituent entity but there is no competent authority agreement in effect providing for the automatic exchange of CbC Reports there has been a systemic failure by the residence jurisdiction of the UPE to exchange CbC Reports that has been notified to the constituent entity by the local tax authority. 8. To avoid local filing and ensure that an MNE group is able to file a CbC Report in just one jurisdiction, some jurisdictions allow for surrogate entity filing. In this case, one of the following two scenarios will apply. A constituent entity in the group that is not the UPE (known as a surrogate parent entity) will file a CbC Report with the tax authority in the jurisdiction where it is resident, and this tax authority will exchange the CbC Report with other jurisdictions where a constituent entity of the MNE group is a tax resident or is subject to tax in the other jurisdiction with respect to a business carried on through a permanent establishment and with which the jurisdiction has both an international agreement which permits the automatic exchange of information and a CAA for the exchange of CbC Reports. An entity that is the UPE of a group, which is resident in a jurisdiction that does not require CbC Reporting for the relevant reporting fiscal period, may be permitted to file a CbC Report as a parent surrogate entity with the tax authority in its residence jurisdiction (known as parent surrogate filing). The tax authority will exchange the CbC Report with other jurisdictions where a constituent entity of the MNE group is a tax resident or is subject to tax with respect to a business carried on through a permanent establishment and with which the jurisdiction has both an international agreement which permits the automatic exchange of information and a CAA for the exchange of CbC Reports. 9. The Action 13 minimum standard permits the use of the information contained in CbC Reports for high-level transfer pricing risk assessment, the assessment of other BEPS-related risks and, where appropriate, for economic and statistical analysis. As such, CbC Reports will provide tax authorities with a powerful tool that can be used alongside the master file, local file, and other information, such as internal and external data, and the audit history of an MNE group, to identify taxpayers and arrangements that pose a potential tax risk. In this respect, CbC Reports provide tax authorities with an opportunity to better understand how local entities fit within their MNE group and to direct resources towards the higher risk taxpayers. The Country-by-Country Reporting: Handbook on Effective Implementation 10. Developed by the OECD Forum on Tax Administration, this Country-by-Country Reporting: Handbook on Effective Implementation (OECD, 2017) is sponsored by Canada to assist jurisdictions in implementing the Action 13 minimum standard. It contains the following chapters and annex. Chapter 1 contains a high-level overview of CbC Reporting, including a timeline for the filing and exchange of CbC Reports. It introduces the CbC Report as a tool
14 12 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND for use by tax authorities, along with other information, in performing risk assessment. Chapter 2 describes the necessary and optional elements of a jurisdiction's framework for the filing and use of CbC Reports. These elements are largely derived from the model legislation contained in the Country-by-Country Reporting Implementation Package (Implementation Package) contained in the Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015). In particular, this chapter describes the framework that a tax authority should have in place to guard against the inappropriate use of the information in CbC Reports. It also discusses the filing of CbC Reports by surrogate entities and the conditions under which a jurisdiction may, consistent with the minimum standard, impose local filing. Chapter 3 explores the elements of the legal framework for the exchange of CbC Reports with reference to the model competent authority agreements included in the Implementation Package. In particular, this chapter looks at the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports, designed by the OECD to facilitate the establishment of effective exchange relationships between a large number of jurisdictions. Chapter 4 looks at the elements of an effective operational framework for the filing and exchange of CbC Reports. Among other topics, this chapter discusses the notification requirements that can assist a tax authority in anticipating which CbC Reports will be received directly from reporting entities and which should be received indirectly from foreign tax authorities, the imposition of sanctions on MNE groups for failures to comply with CbC Reporting requirements, the XML schema developed for CbC Reporting to ensure that CbC Reports are exchanged in a standardised format, and the Common Transmission System that was created to provide for the secure, confidential transmission of CbC Reports between jurisdictions. Chapter 5 discusses the benefits of providing guidance on CbC Reporting and obtaining input from key stakeholders. It also discusses the importance of training. It is noted that training should not only be provided to staff engaged in the risk assessment process but also to tax compliance and competent authority personnel. The annex to the handbook includes a copy of the Country-by-Country Reporting: Guidance on the Appropriate Use of Information Contained in Country-by-Country Reports (OECD, 2017), which is also available as a standalone publication. The ability of a jurisdiction to obtain and use CbC Reports is conditional upon it using CbCR information appropriately, in accordance with the minimum standard. This guidance considers the meaning of "appropriate use", the consequences of non-compliance with the appropriate use condition and approaches that may be used by tax authorities to ensure the appropriate use of CbCR information, 11. This handbook is supplemented by practical materials on CbC Reporting held on an OECD Clearspace site (CbCR Clearspace) and accessible by relevant government officials in jurisdictions that are members of the Inclusive Framework. This site will facilitate the sharing of information and resources, such as examples of guidance and training materials relevant to the implementation and administration of CbC Reporting. A selection of these materials will also be posted on the Knowledge Sharing Platform as
15 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 13 part of the Forum on Tax Administration s commitment to support capacity building efforts. The Knowledge Sharing Platform is a global online resource intended to facilitate knowledge sharing and the development of expertise among tax authorities.
16 14 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Bibliography OECD (2017a), OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations, OECD Publishing, Paris, OECD (2017b), Guidance on the Implementation of Country-by-Country Reporting, OECD (2015), OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project - Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by Country Reporting Action 13: 2015 Final Report, OECD Publishing, Paris, OECD (2011), The Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, Amended by the 2010 Protocol, OECD Publishing, Paris,
17 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS 15 Chapter 2 The filing and use of CbC Reports 12. The first step in implementing CbC Reporting is having a legal and administrative framework in place that requires certain MNE groups to file CbC Reports in accordance with the Action 13 minimum standard and ensures the confidentiality, consistency and appropriate use of the information contained in those reports. To assist jurisdictions in putting such a framework in place, the Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) includes an Implementation Package that contains model legislation that jurisdictions may use, as modified to take into account specific features of their tax and legal systems. There is no obligation on jurisdictions to use the model legislation, but adopting the basic provisions found therein should ensure that the main elements are covered. Links to the domestic legislation of several jurisdictions that have already implemented CbC Reporting have been posted on the CbCR Clearspace site. 13. To meet the Action 13 minimum standard, a jurisdiction must adopt a legal and administrative framework that includes a number of key elements. There are also some optional elements that may be included in some cases, subject to conditions. Required elements for the filing and use of CbC Reports 14. To ensure that it meets the Action 13 minimum standard, a jurisdiction should have in place a legal and administrative framework that includes the following elements relevant to the filing and use of CbC Reports: the definition of an MNE group, and which MNE groups are subject to CbC Reporting the definition of a reporting entity the definition of a reporting fiscal year the determination of the first reporting fiscal year the format and content of a CbC Report the timing for filing the appropriate use of CbC Reports the confidentiality of CbC Reports. The definition of an MNE group, and which groups are subject to CbC Reporting 15. CbC Reporting applies to entities in certain MNE groups. For this purpose, a group means a collection of enterprises related through ownership or control, that it is
18 16 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS either required to prepare consolidated financial statements under applicable accounting principles or would be so required if equity interests in any of the enterprises were traded on a public securities exchange. An MNE group is any group which includes two or more enterprises resident in different jurisdictions, or includes an enterprise that is resident for tax purposes in one jurisdiction and is subject to tax with respect to a business carried out through a permanent establishment in another jurisdiction. 16. The CbC Reporting requirements are directed at the largest MNE groups which control approximately 90% of corporate revenues and which pose the greatest potential BEPS risk. To limit the reporting burden to the largest MNE groups, a jurisdiction should exempt from the reporting requirement all MNE groups with total consolidated group revenue in the immediately preceding fiscal year of less than EUR 750 million (or near equivalent in the jurisdiction s domestic currency as of January 2015). The exemption is expected to exclude approximately 85% to 90% of MNE groups from the reporting requirements and achieves a balance between the reporting burden and the benefit to tax authorities. The definition of a reporting entity 17. The reporting entity for an MNE group is the entity within the group that is required to file a CbC Report on behalf of the group. A CbC Report should be filed by the UPE of the MNE group in its jurisdiction of tax residence. This will generally be the entity at the top of the ownership chain which is required to prepare consolidated financial statements in its jurisdiction of residence, or would be so required, if its equity interests were traded on a public securities exchange in that jurisdiction. 18. The Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) also provides that other entities in a group may be permitted or required to file CbC Reports in specific circumstances. Surrogate entity filing and constituent entity filing (also known as local filing) are optional elements of CbC Reporting considered below. The definition of a reporting fiscal year 19. The reporting entity for an MNE group should prepare its CbC Report based on its fiscal year, which is the annual accounting period with respect to which the UPE of the group prepares its financial statements. The determination of the first reporting fiscal year 20. CbC Reporting should apply with respect to all fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January It is acknowledged that some jurisdictions may need time to follow their particular domestic legislative process to enact the reporting requirements, which may mean a later commencement date is necessary. 21. If a jurisdiction is unable to apply CbC Reporting to all fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2016 (e.g. because to do so would mean applying the rule retrospectively, which may not be permitted), the first reporting fiscal year should be the earliest fiscal year permitted by its domestic law. The format and content of a CbC Report 22. The CbC Reports of all MNE groups should be prepared in a consistent format, applying definitions and instructions contained in the CbC Template in Annex III to Chapter V of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines (OECD, 2017a).
19 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS The CbC Report should contain the following information: aggregate information relating to the amount of revenue, profit (loss) before income tax, income tax paid, income tax accrued, stated capital, accumulated earnings, number of employees, and tangible assets other than cash or cash equivalents, with regard to each tax jurisdiction in which the MNE group operates an identification of each constituent entity of the MNE group setting out the jurisdiction of tax residence of such constituent entity, and where different from such jurisdiction of tax residence, the jurisdiction under the laws of which such constituent entity is organised, and the nature of the main business activity or activities of such constituent entity. The timing for filing CbC Reports 24. To ensure that financial data required for the completion of an MNE group's CbC Report is available, the deadline for filing a CbC Report may be up to 12 months after the last day of the group's reporting fiscal year. An earlier filing deadline (e.g. aligned with the tax reporting filing deadline in the jurisdiction) is not prohibited, but it is not recommended. The appropriate use of CbC Reports 25. The Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) provides that the information contained in a CbC Report can be used only for high-level transfer pricing risk assessment, the assessment of other BEPS-related risks, and, where appropriate, for economic and statistical analysis. The information cannot, under the minimum standard, be used as a substitute for a detailed transfer pricing analysis of individual transactions and prices based on a full functional analysis and full comparability analysis. The information contained in a CbC Report cannot be used on its own, as conclusive evidence that transfer prices are, or are not, appropriate, or be used to make adjustments to the income of any taxpayer on the basis of an allocation formula. The standard also imposes an obligation on a jurisdiction that makes an adjustment to the income of any taxpayer in contravention of these conditions to promptly concede such adjustment in any competent authority proceedings. This does not imply, however, that jurisdictions would be prevented from using a CbC Report as a basis for making further inquiries into the transfer pricing arrangements within an MNE group or into other tax matters in the course of a tax audit. 26. In addition to any legal restrictions on the use of the information contained in CbC Reports in its domestic law and in the applicable international agreement under which the CbC Report is exchanged, a jurisdiction should have a framework in place to ensure that such information is used appropriately, as provided in the Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015). While a jurisdiction must adopt measures to ensure compliance with the appropriate use condition, the minimum standard does not prescribe the specific measures that should be used. The development of such measures is discussed in detail in the OECD publication, Country-by-Country Reporting: Guidance on the Appropriate Use of Information Contained in Country-by-Country Reports (the appropriate use guidance), which recommends that a jurisdiction should ensure it can answer yes to the following six questions. 1. Do the multilateral and/or bilateral CAAs concerning CbC Reporting signed by your jurisdiction include the appropriate use of information
20 18 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS contained in CbC Reports as a condition of obtaining and using CbC Reports? 2. Does your tax authority have a clear written policy in place governing the use of CbC Reports, including guidance on appropriate use? 3. Is this policy effectively communicated to all staff likely to have access to CbC Reports in the course of their work? 4. Is the use of CbC Reports controlled or monitored to ensure appropriate use, which may include: i. imposing restrictions on access to CbC Reports, and/or ii. ensuring that appropriate use is adequately evidenced? 5. Is guidance or training provided to appropriate tax authority staff in your jurisdiction that clearly sets out their commitments: i. to notify the Co-ordinating Body Secretariat or other competent authority immediately of any cases of non-compliance with the appropriate use condition; and ii. to promptly concede, any competent authority proceeding that involves a tax adjustment using an income allocation formula based on CbCR information? 6. Are there measures in place to ensure controls are reviewed and updated as required? 27. Some of these requirements may be met using measures which already exist and can be extended to cover CbC Reports (e.g. controls over the existing risk assessment process, controls over use of information received under treaty, or reviews of transfer pricing adjustments). Where a jurisdiction is currently unable to answer yes to one or more of the above questions, it should consider what steps are needed to enable it to do so. Non-exhaustive examples of different approaches are described in the appropriate use guidance. 28. The appropriate use guidance also contains a discussion of the meaning of BEPS-related risks. In summary, the guidance states that the term should be understood to refer to the high level assessment of tax risks that may result in the erosion of a jurisdiction s tax base. For a discussion of the use of the information contained in CbC Reports to identify BEPS-related risks, reference should be made to the appropriate use guidance as well as to the OECD Country-by-Country Reporting: Handbook on Effective Tax Risk Assessment (OECD, 2017). The confidentiality of CbC Reports 29. Jurisdictions must apply and enforce legal protections to enforce the confidentiality of CbC Reports under domestic law and under the applicable international agreement under which the CbC Reports are exchanged, as well as to an extent at least equivalent to the internationally agreed standard for automatic exchange of information. Detailed guidance on steps to ensure the confidentiality of information exchanged automatically is described in the Commentary on Section 5 of the Model Competent
21 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS 19 Authority Agreement and Common Reporting Standard. 3 The Implementation Package in the Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) includes a Confidentiality and Data Safeguards Questionnaire, which will be used in the CbC Reporting peer review process to assess a jurisdiction's ability to ensure the required level of confidentiality and data safeguards of the information contained in CbC Reports. Optional elements for the filing of CbC Reports 30. In addition to the compulsory elements of the minimum standard described above, the Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) includes a number of optional elements that jurisdictions may consider. These optional elements are: surrogate entity filing local filing notification requirements. Surrogate entity filing 31. One of the aims of the Action 13 minimum standard is to ensure that an MNE group is able to file a CbC Report with the tax authority in one jurisdiction. This tax authority then exchanges the CbC Report with tax authorities in other jurisdictions where the group has constituent entities and with which the jurisdiction has an international agreement which permits the automatic exchange of information and has a CAA for the exchange of CbC Reports, subject to conditions. In most cases, it is expected that an MNE group will file its CbC Report in the jurisdiction of its UPE. However, as described below, there are limited scenarios where a jurisdiction may require local filing by a constituent entity of the group that is not the UPE. 32. To minimise local filing and protect the ability of an MNE group to file a CbC Report in just one jurisdiction, some jurisdictions permit the filing of the CbC Report by a surrogate entity on behalf of the MNE group. This may take either of two forms. In the first form, a jurisdiction which is not the jurisdiction of the group's UPE permits the filing of a CbC Report by a resident constituent entity of the group (referred to as a surrogate parent entity) with its tax authority. In the second form (referred to as parent surrogate filing), the jurisdiction of the UPE of a group permits the UPE to file a CbC Report with its tax authority on a voluntary basis, in circumstances where UPE filing is not required (e.g. because an obligation to file CbC Reports is being introduced but does not apply to the relevant reporting fiscal period). In both cases, the tax authority with which the surrogate entity files the CbC Report will exchange this report with the tax authorities in other jurisdictions where a constituent entity of the MNE group is either a resident for tax purposes or is subject to tax with respect to a business carried out through a permanent establishment and where there is an international agreement with the other jurisdiction that permits the automatic exchange of information and a CAA in effect. 33. There is no obligation under the minimum standard for a jurisdiction to allow a surrogate entity to file CbC Reports with its tax authority. Where a jurisdiction allows surrogate entity filing, the other required elements of the minimum standard (e.g. the content of CbC Reports and the timing of filing) should be applied to those reports in the same way as to CbC Reports filed by UPEs resident in that jurisdiction. 3
22 20 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS 34. A tax authority should not distinguish between CbC Reports received through exchange with another jurisdiction based on whether those reports were filed in the other jurisdiction by the UPE or by a surrogate entity. For example, local filing cannot be required under the minimum standard where the CbC Report for the MNE group has been exchanged by the jurisdiction in which the surrogate entity filed the report. Local filing 35. The tax authority in the jurisdiction where the UPE or surrogate entity of an MNE group is resident will receive the group's CbC Report directly from that UPE or surrogate. Tax authorities in other jurisdictions where the group has constituent entities will receive the CbC Report under automatic exchange of information, subject to conditions described in Chapter 3. The Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) provides that a constituent entity of the MNE group (other than the UPE or a surrogate entity) may be required to file a CbC Report directly with the tax authority in its residence jurisdiction but only where one or more of the following applies. The UPE of the group is not obligated to file a CbC Report in its residence jurisdiction. The residence jurisdiction of the UPE has an international agreement which permits automatic exchange of information with the local jurisdiction, but there is no CAA in effect between these jurisdictions by the time for filing the CbC Report. There is an international agreement and a CAA in effect between the jurisdiction of the UPE and the local jurisdiction, but the jurisdiction of the UPE has suspended automatic exchange (for reasons other than those permitted under that agreement) or has otherwise persistently failed to automatically provide CbC Reports to the local jurisdiction in accordance with the minimum standard (i.e. a systemic failure) that has been notified to the constituent entity by its tax authority. 36. However, it is intended that local filing will not be required where a CbC Report has been filed, on behalf of the MNE group, by a surrogate entity and provided certain conditions are met. The surrogate entity could be a constituent entity of the MNE group acting as a substitute for the UPE, or the UPE acting in its capacity as a parent surrogate entity (i.e. voluntary filing). Thus, even if one or more of the conditions described in paragraph 35 apply, the minimum standard provides that local filing cannot be required where the following conditions are met. A CbC Report is filed by a surrogate entity in its residence jurisdiction. The residence jurisdiction of the surrogate entity requires the filing of CbC Reports that include all of, and only, the information as contained in the CbC Template. 4 4 With respect to parent surrogate filing (i.e. voluntary filing), the residence jurisdiction must have its laws in place to require CbC Reporting by the first filing deadline of the CbC Report. See: The OECD (2017b) Guidance on the Implementation of Country-by-Country Reporting BEPS Action 13,
23 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS 21 There is both an international agreement which permits the automatic exchange of information and a competent authority agreement for the exchange of CbC Reports in effect between the residence jurisdiction of the surrogate entity and the local jurisdiction by the filing deadline of the CbC Report. 5 The residence jurisdiction of the surrogate entity has not notified the local jurisdiction of any systemic failure. The CbC Report is exchanged by the jurisdiction of the surrogate entity. 37. It should be noted that a jurisdiction may also adopt a local filing requirement which is narrower than is permitted under the minimum standard. For example, a jurisdiction could impose a local filing requirement but provide exceptions from the local filing requirement in certain cases where local filing would be consistent with the minimum standard. Is the UPE obligated to file a CbC Report in its residence jurisdiction for the fiscal year? No Did the UPE file as a parent surrogate entity in its residence jurisdiction in circumstances where the filing requirement was in place by the first filing deadline? Yes Yes Is there a CAA in effect by the filing deadline between the jurisdiction of the UPE and the local jurisdiction? No Did a surrogate parent entity file the CbC Report in a jurisdiction that requires CbC Reporting for the fiscal year? No Yes Yes Has there been a systemic failure of the residence jurisdiction that has been notified to the constituent entity? Is there a CAA in effect by the filing deadline between the jurisdiction of the surrogate entity and the local jurisdiction? No Yes No Has the jurisdiction of the surrogate entity notified the local jurisdiction of any systemic failure? Yes LOCAL FILING MAY BE REQUIRED LOCAL FILING NOT PERMITTED Yes No No Was the CbC Report exchanged with the local jurisdiction? 5 In applying the conditions for surrogate entity filing, the filing deadline for CbC Reports is 12 months after the last day of the reporting fiscal year of the MNE group. With respect to parent surrogate filing, the reference to the filing deadline means the first filing deadline.
24 22 CHAPTER 2 THE FILING AND USE OF CBC REPORTS 38. The following illustrates the circumstances under which a local filing requirement would be consistent with the minimum standard. This assumes that the constituent entity is a resident of the local jurisdiction while the UPE is a resident of another jurisdiction and that there is an international agreement which permits automatic exchange of information to which the residence jurisdiction and the local jurisdiction are parties. Notification requirements 39. The model legislation in the Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) includes notification requirements that do not form part of the minimum standard, but which may assist a jurisdiction in applying its domestic rules for the filing of CbC Reports and anticipating the number of CbC Reports it will receive directly from resident constituent entities and indirectly from other jurisdictions under automatic exchange of information. In particular, the notification requirements in the model legislation impose an obligation on a constituent entity of an MNE group that is resident in the jurisdiction to provide notification to the tax authority in that jurisdiction as to: whether it is the UPE or the surrogate parent entity of an MNE group that is required to file a CbC Report the identity and tax residence of the entity filing the CbC Report on behalf of the MNE group (where the constituent entity is not the UPE or surrogate parent entity). Bibliography OECD (2017a), OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations, OECD Publishing, Paris, OECD (2017b), Guidance on the Implementation of Country-by-Country Reporting, OECD (2015), Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by Country Reporting, Action Final Report, OECD/ G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, OECD Publishing, Paris,
25 CHAPTER 3 THE EXCHANGE OF CBC REPORTS 23 Chapter 3 The exchange of CbC Reports 40. Where the UPE or surrogate entity of an MNE group files a CbC Report with the tax authority in its residence jurisdiction, this report must be exchanged, subject to conditions described in this chapter, with tax authorities in other jurisdictions where constituent entities in that group are either resident for tax purposes or subject to tax with respect to a business carried on through a permanent establishment. At the heart of these conditions is the need for jurisdictions to have in place both an international agreement that permits automatic exchange of taxpayer information and a competent authority agreement (CAA) that sets out the terms of the exchange. 41. The Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) anticipates that the legal basis for the exchange of CbC Reports may be derived from one of the following: the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (the Convention) 6 a bilateral double tax convention (DTC) which includes an exchange of information article based on Article 26 of the OECD Model Convention a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) which permits the automatic exchange of information. 42. These international agreements must be supported by a CAA that governs the terms and conditions of the exchange of CbC Reports. The Implementation Package in the Action 13 Report (OECD, 2015) includes three model CAAs (specifically adapted for exchanges under each of the three categories of international agreement) that contain all of the elements necessary to meet the Action 13 minimum standard. The CbC multilateral CAA 43. The Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (the multilateral CAA) is a multilateral agreement designed to facilitate bilateral exchanges of CbC Reports under the Convention between numerous jurisdictions. 7 To the extent that a jurisdiction has ratified the Convention, and plans to 6 Information on the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters as well as the text of the Convention are available at: 7 The multilateral CAA is derived from the model multilateral competent authority agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports contained in the Implementation Package. As of June 2017, the multilateral CAA has been signed by 64 countries. The text of the multilateral CAA is available on the OECD website at:
26 24 CHAPTER 3 THE EXCHANGE OF CBC REPORTS exchange CbC Reports with other jurisdictions that have ratified the Convention, the multilateral CAA should significantly simplify the process. 44. In circumstances where a jurisdiction has not ratified the Convention (and does not plan to) or intends to exchange CbC Reports with jurisdictions which have not ratified the Convention, then it must use bilateral CAAs for exchange under DTCs or TIEAs. A jurisdiction may also prefer to use bilateral CAAs for other reasons. Jurisdictions should have CAAs in effect with jurisdictions of the Inclusive Framework that meet the requirements of the minimum standard. 45. To activate the bilateral exchange relationships under the multilateral CAA, a jurisdiction should provide at the time of signing, or as soon as possible thereafter, notification to the Co-ordinating Body Secretariat: confirming that the jurisdiction has the laws in place to require CbC Reporting, and that it will require the filing of CbC Reports for fiscal years commencing on or after a date specified in the notification specifying whether the jurisdiction is to be included in the list of non-reciprocal jurisdictions (non-reciprocal jurisdictions will exchange, but not receive CbC Reports) specifying one or more methods for the electronic transmission of CbC Reports, including encryption confirming that it has in place the necessary legal framework and infrastructure to ensure confidentiality, data security, and the appropriate use of CbC Reports specifying the jurisdictions with which it intends to exchange CbC Reports, or a statement that it will exchange CbC Reports with all jurisdictions that list it as an exchange partner in their notifications. 46. The bilateral exchange relationship between each pair of signatories of the multilateral CAA will only be activated once both jurisdictions have submitted a complete notification listing the other as an exchange partner. The Implementation Package also includes a Confidentiality and Data Safeguards Questionnaire which must be completed and attached as an annex to their notifications. Essential elements of the CAAs 47. The essential elements for the exchange of CbC Reports, as found in the multilateral CAA and the model bilateral CAAs, include: a commitment to exchange CbC Reports the timing of exchange the use of a common schema in Extensible Markup Language (XML) the manner of transmission notification of non-compliance by a reporting entity a domestic obligation for the filing of CbC Reports confidentiality and appropriate use
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